Astragalus saponins downregulate vascular endothelial growth factor under cobalt chloride-stimulated hypoxia in colon cancer cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Our ongoing research has revealed that total saponins extracted from the medicinal herb Radix Astragali (AST) exhibits significant growth-inhibitory and proapoptotic effects in human cancer cells. In the present study, the potential...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-09-01
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Series: | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/12/160 |